Breaking: Piquet sets sights on 24 Hours of Daytona
November 11, 2009 by SJ Skid
Filed under People & Events, Top Story
I hope I’m translating this right, but just minutes ago Nelson Piquet tweeted something — in Portuguese — about the 24 Hours of Daytona.
First, his tweet:
“Outra cosia legal, é que estou negociando para andar as 24 horas de daytona! Gosto muito dessa corrida.”
And then my two terrible translations:
“Another legal sewed, is that I’m negotiating to walk the 24 Hours of Daytona! I like this race.”
“Another one sewed legal, is that I am negotiating to walk the 24 hours of daytona! Taste very of this race.”
Muddling through the words, I have to assume one would change “walk” to “race” — possibly “run” is the better translation that the Internet is failing to pick up.
As for “legal sewed”… sewed? Maybe “twist,” or “thread” even, but I assume it really means “another legal development” or an issue waiting to be tied up — sewn up — with the lawyers and agents. Basically, that he is working through some contract issues to free himself up to race in the 24 Hours of Daytona.
That’s it. Nothing about a team or anything.
Also, tweets from an hour ago suggest Nelson is in Oklahoma practicing karting. Any F1Bers in that area who want to track him down?
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Track him & ???
I mean Briatore and Symonds must be already doing that wont they LOL
“I am negotiating to walk the 24 hours of daytona!”
Because no-one will allow him to drive their car he has to walk?
or: ” I’m negotiating to “wall” the 24 hours of Daytona!
Very funny!
Who was it that said – “Puttitinnawallkid” ???
Think you’d find him in the pits at the 24?
how many crash he can do in 24 ours?
at least twelve.. poor mechanics!!
Sounds like the start of a whole new line of betting.
I’m right that Daytona is actually a NASCAR sponsored event, correct? I wonder if there’s anything to that factor, as well.
SJ, just tell Todt to drive down I-44 to OK to confirm the news.